Stop allowing scammers to use "nicknames" in the from field.
By allowing email senders to pick how their email addresse is displayed it allows them a way to trick users into thinking they received an email from a credibke source.
Yahoo makes it easier for scammers to pull this off because the "from" field states Amazon Support. I had to click on the displayed "Amazon Support" then click copy, and paste it somewhere to see who it is actually from. It was from a long email address that ends in serveramaxzonprime.com. If the from field would only state the email address, instead of a "nickname" or whatever this is called, it would be easier to spot these scams.
Up until now, I thought I could trust the from field to tell me who I was receiving mail from.
Possible fixes:
1. Only allow the actual email address the email is coming from to be displayed in the "from field".
- Only allow "nicknames to be used by authenticated or verified users. Similar to what twitter does to identify the real profiles of celebs or brands. You allow the nickname followed by a checkmark or something of the sort, only for verified users.